In 2013, the federal government hired nearly 81,000 employees – the lowest amount since 2003. But after years of budget cuts, furloughs and sequestration, it would appear the size of…

This past Tuesday, July 29, 2014, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed a new rule that would make temporary employees who are expected to work at least 90 days eligible to…

On July 27, 2014, Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL) reached an agreement on a bipartisan bill…

On Monday, President Obama signed a two-part executive order to ban discrimination against gay and lesbian federal contractors. The executive order makes it illegal to harass or fire federal contractors based on…

(National Federation of Federal Employees)On May 24, 2014 NFFE Local 2200 and USDA Forest Service Human Resources Management (HRM) collectively signed a Statement of Support for the Employer Support of…

On Tuesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing entitled, “Wildfire Preparedness & Forest Service 2015 Fiscal Year Budget.” The primary focus of the hearing was to get a…

For a printable, bulletin board-ready copy, click here. On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in Harris v. Quinn, a case examining the legality of…

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certified election results for the employees of Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID) to be represented by NFFE-IAM. The campaign began earlier…

Successful Locals are visible Locals. How can a prospective member join your Local if they don’t know it exists? And you, as a Local officer or member, are your Local’s…

Earlier this week, 35 NFFE-IAM members from around the country came together at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to take part in the first-ever Young Federal Leaders…